Stephen King's 4-Part Post-Apocalyptic Horror Series Is the Perfect Weekend Binge

Only Stephen Kingcould unintentionally write about and seemingly predict the COVID-19 pandemic 42 years before it happened (he even apologized for it during a virtual appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert). His 1978 novel, The Stand, first received a television adaptation in 1994, which follows a plague with symptoms similar to those of a highly infectious flu, except it wipes out 99.4% of the human population. As for the survivors, who presumably possess an innate genetic immunity, they must find each other in this new apocalyptic world. Unbeknownst to them, a demon-like figure is feeding off their confusion, fear, and anger — and the only way to stop him is by holding onto hope.